Urban Renewal Era Begins (jan 1, 1949 – jan 1, 1949)
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The Housing Act of 1949 kick-started the "urban renewal" program that would reshape American cities. The Act provided federal funding to cities to cover the cost of acquiring areas of cities perceived to be "slums". Those sites were then given to private developers to construct new housing.
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